BRANDENBURG-ARADO AIRFIELD

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• Publication Date: February 16, 1953
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1, The following observations were made at Tranderborg-Arade airfield between 28
November 1952 and 10 January 1953t
25X1 go,4 Npvember.I.A9 6 and.8 Desembs. There uas no activity at the field. Tho !o
10 to 15 am deepo was not lemoved.
14_Deqemberi.. There was no air activity,
asteccattr, P-4tween-10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.;) a biplane as aloft.
A6 Depeph Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.se,. local tlights vere made nanr the ilq-
.1te, Deeekrkm. An IL-10 took off at 11:40 a.m., circled several times over the
fteld and landed at 11355 a.m. There wan me mare air activity. The weather vee
dull; the ceiling being at an alttude of about 200 meters. During the air
activityr the radio truck was parked on the southern edge of Neuendorf. Except
for about 24 IL-10s parked on the eastern edge of the field, no other aircraft
were observed at other sites or iA the aircraft revetments, The Interim of the
hangars could not be observed.]
1)gpmber2. At 930 a0m,? soldiers rerovea the tarpaulins of IL-10e parked et elle
dispersal area(. Red upper edges on the rudder aesamblies aid rod propeller habs
'ere identified on these planes. Several elanos were refueled, and work vae in
progress on their engines. There line no aer activity.
26 December At 8 a.m., there was inteesive air activity by IL-I0s, About 30
soldiers made the pneres ready for flying, By and b..o, almoet all the aircraft
engines were started, Betw,en 940 a.rn. and abet 4 p.mr there was individuel
flying near the field? 3 to 5 planes being aloft at the axe time. Three plares
with the whiLe Nos 10, 419 and 48 had zed upper slges on their rudder aseembier
and red propeller hubs. At about 4 p.m., a biplane landed et the field coreng frem
the southeast.
Januaele,., At about 9 aom? the tarpeulinn were removed free. eeveral ItelOs, Mee
remeving the hoods from the two planes, work wan etarted oe their enginee. 3etueee
10 and 1:45 P.mo, two biplanes took off are5 landed several times. The teo
IL-10s on which work had bean done also took off and landed several times. he'ter
the 3anding work continued on these planctao A bielane and an IL40 plane took fef
at 2;30 p.m and did not return within the neat hours.
Januar-L. Work was being done on the engines of eeveral IL-10s throughout the dey.
One of these planes took off at 10:20 and isnded et 10:45 e.gn Two lake-offs anc
landings were made in the afternoon.
lifanuktia. Between 8 a.m.? and 4;10 p.m., there wee air activity by 11,-10o, whirrs_
made individual flights for 15 to 25 minutee, There was a closed cloud base at,'.flO
to 300 meters, During air activity the radio truck was again observed on tho
southern edge of Neuendorf,
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an,126,rX,,, Between 9;30 a,m, and 1 p,m., indjviivalanights were made
near the fiold, It was observed in haw weather that the aircraft had one-man
crews, After each landinc, the pilot was exchanged.
On 3 January), a snow plow towed by a caterpillar tractor removed the snow,
15 to 20 cm deep, in the middle of the field for a length of about 1,500
metera and a width of 30 meters. Sublequently, the snow on the strip wae
leveled by a device consisting of two be towed by a traotor.3 At last
the snow was rolled by a roller which was also towed iv a tractor. The
cleared take-off and landing strip eAtendcd in east-we$t direction?
) Prior to late 1952, the barbed wire fence in the southeastern corner of
the field toward the former Arado area still had a gap of about 50 meters,
This gap was closed in early .3-armory 1953, The enUre field was now sueroomdci
by a harbmi vire fencenft
a Work on the shrapnelproof aircraft revetments and shelters has been
discontinued since late November.. A total of 2? shrapnel-proof revetments and
14 hunkers was observed at the field in early January,
The followana military activity was observed at the field between 10 December
and ,Tanuary
Varptim'nen., At 9 cam" four nroupn of 2 officers and 18 to 20 EV each were
engaged in combat training, on the mate= half of the field, All the soldiers
wore black-bordered blue epaulets and were armod with earbineo. They advanced
in a skiraesh line leapfrogging towara the enealy lino. Tnere was no firinn
Wth blank cartridges 4 At the same time two Eroupa of 3 NCO and 8 EM
all wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were engaged in basic training.
;;ource bellerel that recruits without arms were drillina, At about 3;30 p,m0e
two groups of 1 officer, 2 N0Os and 18 aoldiera wearing black-bordered hive
epaulets marched across the field towara the quarters on Einsteih Strasse
noming from the direction of ;Teuendorf.
anyAngIntsynn At about 2 prmor two groups of 2 officers and 40 soldiers caon
practiced marching In files and colwans, 13ot4 groups D armed with carbines,
started colabat training at about 2330 p?m. They practiced attacking and
penetrating at platoon level.
4ataesstsaa A group of about 40 soldiers amA three grouos of 1 1100 and 8 OM
wearing black-bordered blue epaulets were engaged in bavic training withoat
weapons,
'q At 10 a.m., two aroups of.). instructor and 3 to 9 EM each
wearing Clack-bordered blue epaulets conducted basic training without weanone.
At 10s45 a.m., two groups of 1 officer and about 20 EM each practiced with
carbinee at platoon levei.
_29,Agnmter? Two groups each of about 40 men wearing black-bordered blue
epaulets wore engaged in basic training and close order drill.
15 Janutix70Two groups each of about 20 soldiers armed with carbine were
engened in combat training in the middle of the field.
O Sn December, an air force unit was quartered in the western cection of tho
Pionier Kaserne on Einstein Z;trasee, next to a tank unit. At the reveille
at 6 a.m., about 75 % of the windows of the buAldings Nos la 2p 3, and 4
.were lighted, Source had the impression that the berraoks installations wore
not occupied to 'capacity and that less soldiers than previously were obuorvea
in the other barracks areas of the military post.
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gs In early Decembers the barbed wire fence around the field was eut, and
a gate was erected in line with the westernmost building on Einetein.
1.1trause5, about 400 meters west of the northwestern corner of the keSenier
Kaserne. Le sentry wearing red-bordered black epaulets and armed with a ?
oerbine was posted at this entrance. gate which connected the field with
.instein Stress*.
S- The followin,e observations were made at the field between 1 December and
5 4anusii7 ?
wd:2. Az:4;4130:4:1 There was foggy weather and no flights were made.,
:1 P?teeisixtre The noise of al s craft engines wee her from the field? but
no take-offs were observed. At 2 p.m" 26 :UF,10s were counted at the field.
Red upper edges on their rudder assemblies were observed on all the planes
at the fields
4...Rad,Altsiwakess? Between 6 an and 2 r)13.0)) no air activity was observed.
6 pecAmt.,9y,? Between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m00 no flights were made. At 3:10 renrso
26 iL-10s were counted at the field.
gegen1.10_,PecAmkgra There was no air activity in the nerning. Twenty-six IT lOs
were still parked on the dispersal areae.
41_,Ragatper, Between 11;15 a.m. and 3l0 00m, s individual flights were made
by Pc-2s which circled over the field for 8 to 10 minutes
4,14.11g.cppbeKA Between noon and 2g30 per there wes little air activity by
11,-10s which practiced taking off and landing. Twes-four IL-10s were
counted at the fiel&
gp Decembaex. There was foggy weather througheut the days and no fliGhts
were made.
26 41gemlless, Between 10;20 a.m. and 3 a0 p.m" individual planes pra ?tele od
flyinE,, particularly taking off and landinF,e, Throe to four planes were
continuously in the airn
5....),jammfa .kt about 10 a.ms,?, there was air activity., elt about noon g a plane
with the yellow number 83 with green upper ecge on its rudder assembly end '
two planes with red upper edges on their rudOee aasenblies were observeo at
the southern edge of the field. Aft of these planes, there were 1 radio
trucks, I fire trucks 3 tank trucks v 1 truckg 1 sedan, I tractor g 1 corfw.:71d
carp and 24 soldiers. Half the fusela;e of a plane projected from a han,r;,,ee,
Wheel blocks were observed on the dispersal trees -where aircraft had fox nese e
been parked.?
90 Between 940 and 11 a.m. on 29 Decembers there was around fog end a
visibility of 400 meters. No air activity was performed. Eleven ground
? attack planes were parked on the northern edge of the field, No additioral
planes could be identified because of the noer short letma
before 10 faom. 15 men marched to the eircreftg ?74, men to each plane. They
took off the hoods and worked on the enginesc
10. On 29 Decembers a sentry wearing red-berdered black epaulets was posted at
the main entrance into the barracks installation in the northern section of
the field. There was intensive activity in the barracks insta 11a1 on Truok J
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built at the arBilUill tion dump between the road along the southern field
border and the Have/ River. The fMrmt ammunttion shed was guarded by a
sentry wearing black-bordered blue epaulets cm: the ether two sheds by
:sentries who wore red-bordered black epaulets end artillery insignias
11. Two officers and 45 EN veering red-bordered black epaulets with artilles
insignia werked on a new A.A gun emplacenent about 300 meters west of the
ammunition dump at the field. Two earth bunkers and four AA gun amplacemente, .
probably for 37smm AA guns p were obseeved, AD 8-mire telephone Una extended
from the amaunition dump to this ervlacetannto
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12. On 29'Decembere 3 shrapnelproof revetments and 2 earth bunkers ware
-observed south of the above described AA 6un emplacements in the eastern
section of the field, The last revetment was located on the northern edge
of Aeuendorf.
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JINgents According to available information, Brandenburg-Arado
airfield is occupied by a ground attack regiment. Contrary to previous
observationss, only about 25 IL-108 were recently observed at the field.
The present location of the other planes has mIt been determined. The
aircraft of the ground attack regiment at the field are marked by red
upper edges on their rudder assemblies.
menIz It is believed- that a number of new pilots was assigned
air regiments after the fall maneuvers of 1952? -During the flights
observeds, new pilots were possibly being_trainad.
comjAnt,,, For makeshift roller used for leveling: the snowi,. see.
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le was forwarded previously.
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G2mments? Probably :recruits assigned tl the Lround units at the
in late 1952 underwent training,
For layout sketch of the Pioniar Kascr see Annex 2.
gomments1 From the information that a )lane Was Observed projecting
ran a hangar it may be inferred that the other planes of the ground
attack regiment are parked in the homers at tle field.
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A Portion of Pionier Keene ocou'Aol by air force personnel
Portiorz of Pionier Easerne occupied by tank unit
-J. to 3 Barracks buildings
4 Bsrracks building with guardhouse and detention room
5 Storage building with mesohalI
4 $.uall barracks building located, at the road
7 to 9 Balls probably for- motor vehicles
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Quarters occupied by soldiers wearing redp-bordered black epauletrl
tese bUlldireqs, whiCh alu: surrounded by a board fence are loca'66d
04teide the barracks arca
11 Entrance gate not usod by motor vehicles
12 Eatraace gate
13 aiid 14 Entrance gate to barracks. area
15 Large gate serving as road block.
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